Man's Dance Headdress
CulturePomo, Central California
Dateca. 1890
MediumFlicker feathers, plant fibers, wool, and cotton string
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/8 × 8 5/8 inches (10.48 × 21.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Fifi White in honor of Gaylord Torrence
Object number2015.60.2
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DescriptionCircular shaped headdress made from flicker feathers topped with a puff of red colored wool.Gallery LabelThe Pomo peoples' rich ceremonial life is embodied in this delicate, intricately constructed feather headdress, one of several elaborate types created within central and northern California cultures. The blossom-like cluster of feathers was attached to a wooden hoop, which was secured to the back of a man's head by inserting a wooden pin into a hair net. The headdress was probably worn in ceremonies celebrating first fruits and harvests or in rituals enacted to prevent death.
Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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